Thermoregulation During a 25-km Open Water Race (THERMO25)

Caen University Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hypothermia Due to Cold Environment

Treatments: Other: Swimming participants in the 25-km

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04460339

THERMO25

Details and patient eligibility

About

Open water swimming is a swimming discipline which takes place in outdoor water such as open oceans, lakes, and rivers. Elite swimmers are exposed to hypothermia when swimming in cold water, especially in long duration races, such as the 25-km race. The objective of this study is to evaluate the change in body core temperature in swimmers with continuous temperature monitoring during a 25-km race. The secondary objective is to identify the predictors of hypothermia and hypothermia-related drop-out.

Enrollment: 24 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 15 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• competitors of the 25-km French Open Water Championship
• participants who volunteered for this study
• written consent was obtained from all participants, as well as their legal representatives when applicable (i.e. parents for under age participants).

Exclusion criteria

• swallowing disorders
• transit disorders
• MRI scheduled within 48 hours